The Runyang Yangtze River Bridge is a large bridge complex that crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two major bridges that link Runzhou District in Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north. The bridge is part of the Yangzhou–Liyang Expressway. Construction of the bridge complex began in October 2000 and was completed ahead of schedule. The bridge cost 5.8 billion Yuan. The complex opened to traffic on April 30, 2005. The total length of the project is about 35.66 kilometres (22.16 mi) and the length of the bridge complex is 7.21 kilometres (4 mi). In between the two bridges is the island of Shiyezhou.